Mahanoy Area is on a four-game streak of home losses, Lincoln Leadership Academy a seven-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears will take on the Lincoln Leadership Academy Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mahanoy Area will be strutting in after a win while Lincoln Leadership Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Mahanoy Area is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Nativity BVM with a sharp 17-4 victory on Thursday.
Kayla Long was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Long has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Long was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Naomi Kowalick, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Hailey Mrozcka was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Lincoln Leadership Academy's offense. They lost 7-0 to Marian Catholic two weeks ago.
Mahanoy Area's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-11. As for Lincoln Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mahanoy Area took their victory against Lincoln Leadership Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 17-2. Will Mahanoy Area repeat their success, or does Lincoln Leadership Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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